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Monroe Doctrine
Without the approval of Congress, President Harry Truman sends troops to fight in Korea, asserting an inherent right to do so as Commander-in-Chief. -
Polk " Manifest Destiny "
Polk reasserts in Oregon and Texas; O’Sullivan coins “Manifest Destiny” -
Mexican-American War
As the result the U.S. gains control of Colorado, Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and New Mexico. -
Japan
Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy sails into Tokyo Harbor aboard the frigate "Susquehanna", forcing Japan to sign a treaty permitting trade, and the opening of Japanese ports to U.S. merchant s -
US control of various Pacific islands
US control of various Pacific islands -
Annexation of Alaska
The U.S. acquires Alaska from Russia, thanks to deft negotiations by Secretary of State Seward. -
Annexation of the Midway islands
The U.S. annexes the Midway Islands. -
US troops in Dominican Republic
US attempts to buy Dominican Republic from Spain -
US Stations and Coal ports
Under Adm. Mahan US fleet is third largest in the world: protects markets, requires coaling stationsand ports -
Spanish American War
On February 15, the battleship USS Maine was attacked by the Spanish. Started the war. -
Teller Amendment
Stated that once Cuba won its independence from Spain, the US would “leave the government and control of the Island to its people.” -
Annexation of Hawaii
The revolutionaries established a new government with Sanford B Dole as president. Proclaimed Hawaii to be under US protection on February 1, 1893. -
Somoa
The last chief of Somoa before U.S. rule, the Tui Manu'a Elisala, is forced to sign a deed of cession following a series of U.S. naval trials. -
Annexation of the Philippines
We anexed Philippines for economic but mostly we wanted to " Americanize" the Philippines. -
Open Door Policy
Undermine European spheres of influence in China in favor of Chinese governmentand other powers without such spheres (McKinley and Hay) -
The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxers attacked western missionaries and foreigner traders. They were Chinese and did not support other nation have a share of China. -
DeLima v. Bidwell
Annexation does not bestow citizenshipHay-Paunceforte Treaty: British permission to build a canal connecting Gulf and Pacific -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Agreement that gave the US sovereignty over a 10-mile-wide canal zone across the Isthmus of Panama -
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt CorollaryPresident Theodore Roosevelt’s addition to the Monroe Doctrine; stated that the US would police affairs in the Western Hemisphere to keep European away. -
US and the Panama Canal
In 1901 Secretary of State John Hay began negotiations with the Republic of Columbia, which then included Panama. A treaty was drafted in 1903. In return for a 99-year lease on a six-mile strip of land -
Cuba
The United States assumes temporary military control of Cuba under the Platt Amendment, following the reelection of an American puppet government which caused a nationalist uprising. -
The Great White Fleet
Concerned by Japan’s growing power, Roosevelt decided to remind the Japanese of US military might. In late 1907 he sent a fleet of four destroyers and 16 battleships, painted a dazzling white, on a 46 -
Nicaragua
The U.S. seeks to establish a canal through Nicaragua, but instead chooses Panama. When Nicaraguan President José Santos Zelaya solicits funds to build a second inter-oceanic canal for Germany and Jap -
Taft
Promote US $ interests abroad, Influence thru economic strengthTaft-Katsura agreement (Japan gets Korea; US gets Philippines and South Pacific -
Dollar Diplomacy
President William Howard Taft’s policy of influencing Latin American affairs through economic influence rather than military force. -
Europe
The United States claims to be neutral as Germany, France, and Britain engage in conflict; however, U.S. banks and weapons manufacturers continue selling to France and Britain. -
Moral Diplomacy
Panama Canal opens. Wilson pays Colombia according to Hay-Herran. -
Honduras
Civil war breaks out after liberal president Rafael Lopez Gutierrez establishes a dictatorship. The U.S. lands Marines in the country to "protect its interests". Gutierrez is killed in March. -
US troops in Korea
Without the approval of Congress, President Harry Truman sends troops to fight in Korea, asserting an inherent right to do so as Commander-in-Chief.
